Ingredients

4 oz butter, softened
1 c firmly packed light brown sugar
2 extra large egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 c all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 c unsalted cashew nuts, coarsely chopped
3 oz white chocolate, coarsely chopped

1. Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Line an 8X8 square pan with aluminum foil, letting it hang about 2 inches over the sides.  Butter the foil generously.

2. Place butter in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Use the flat beater to beat the butter until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and cream well, another 2 minutes.

3. With a fork, beat the eggs in a small bowl and mix in the extracts.   Add to the butter mixtiure and blend well.

4. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.  In three stages, add to the butter mixture, blending well after each addition.  Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

5. Add the nuts and white chocolate and stir with a rubber spatula to distribute evenly.

6. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and use the rubber spatula to spread it evenly into the corners.  Bake the blondies for 28 to 30 minute until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out with no crumbs clinging to it. Remove the pan from the oven and cool completely on a rack.

7. Lift the blondies from the pan with the aluminum foil. Carefully peel the foil away. Cut into squares.

The recipe is from ishotthechef and makes 9-16 blondies, depending on the size you cut them.

The combination of certain foods can help digestion and give the body the nutrients needed for a good operation. However, some mixtures may have the opposite effect and are not recommended.

According to the nutritionist and first secretary of the Board of Food and Nutritional Security, Enny Antunes, "food needs to be colorful and well combined." According to the nutritionist a typical mixture of Brazilian rice and beans, it's a good combination that provides amino acids for the body to help in the performance of cells, enzymes and hormones.

The benefits of some foods

The iron, which helps in the production of red blood cells, transporting oxygen within the body, is found in cashew nuts, almonds, nuts, dried fruits, wheat, broccoli, peas, beans and dark green leaves such as spinach, parsley and dandelion.

Vitamin A, which is important for vision, maintenance and balance of the skin and mucous membranes and to protect against infectious diseases, is present in fruits and vegetables such as green and yellow cashews, oranges, broccoli, avocados, pumpkin and carrot. Vitamin C helps protect the immune system and is found in citrus fruits such as cashew, cherry, pineapple and strawberry.

Combinations that are harmful to the body

According to the nutritionist, one must pay attention to combinations of certain foods such as milk and dairy products, which should not be mixed with the iron found in meat and dark greens. The nutrients compete with each other and affect the absorption of calcium or iron. Mix cereal is not recommended, the ideal is to opt for only one type.

Carbohydrate in excess in a meal is dangerous, besides the weight gain may also cause glucose intolerance, causing predisposition to type 2 diabetes. "The excess mass in the body turns into fat," says Enny.

In addition to the care of the excess, the nutritionist suggests the consumption of citrus fruits such as pineapple, before meals that have meat to help digest.

Information is from Diario da Amazonia.

Ingredients

1 kg brown sugar

1 kg honey

2 kg chopped cashew nuts

1 kg dried cashew in the sun or oven (fiber)

2 kg rice flakes

200g soya lecithin

1 can of milk powder

½ liter of cashew honey

Preparation of syrup

Mix the cashew honey, honey, brown sugar and soy lecithin and cook in pan until it reaches the point of very thick syrup.

Preparation of the bar

The dry components - cashew fiber, rice flakes, chopped cashew nuts and milk powder – mixed to the syrup in the proportion of 58% of dry ingredients to 42% for the syrup. Stir until you get a good texture.

Cutting mode: Use a rolling pin to open and squeeze the mixture into a metal mold. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Then cut the bars and wrap with aluminum foil to protect from moisture. The bar lasts up to one year.

The recipe is from the Diet and Beauty site.

Whether in summer or winter, it is important to keep your legs nice and well cared for. In addition to exfoliate, moisturize and exercise to have healthy and smooth legs, it is necessary to pay attention to what you eat, since some foods can contribute to the appearance of spider veins and cellulite.

Foods that should be eaten

Plenty of fluids every day: water, juice and tea helps to detoxify and have low calorie. A nut per day: cashew nuts, Brazil nuts, almonds and walnuts. Foods rich in iodine such as artichokes, lettuce, seaweed, rice, potatoes, onions, peas, egg yolk, cabbage and green beans. Fresh fruits neutralize toxins from the body. Foods that have a detoxifying action are beans, lentils, soybeans, chickpeas and green leaves.

What should be avoided

It is indicated to decrease the amount of salt, avoid soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and processed sauces and condiments to prevent the swelling and fluid retention. Beverages containing caffeine such as coffee, black tea and mate. Avoid refined carbohydrates like candy and pasta made with white flour and greasy foods like fried foods, fatty meats, cookies, bacon, pizza and ice cream. Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.

Information from Saude Plena.

Cashew nuts and Brazil nuts are rich in selenium, a mineral that acts on the immune system and prevent diseases such as anemia, premature aging and others. Selenium deficiency causes pancreatic degeneration and a higher tendency to cancer.

A study by the University of Otago in New Zealand, shows that eating two Brazil nuts increase in 65%  the level of selenium in the blood. As for the nuts produced in the North and Northeast of Brazil are even richer, requiring only one a day to get the amount of selenium needed for the body.

According to the nutritionist and researcher at the Laboratory of Minerals of the University of Sao Paulo, Barbara Rita Cardoso, an adult should consume at least 55 micrograms per day of selenium. In a nut you can find from 200 to 400 micrograms, and 400 is the daily limit to be taken per day.

Information is from Abril and Mundo Educação.

While 100 ml of orange juice contains 60 mg of vitamin C, 100 ml of cashew juice has 200 to 250 mg. "Cashew loses only to acerola and camu camu, a fruit not yetmarketed," says agronomist and researcher at Embrapa Ceara, Antonio Calixto.

In addition to vitamin C, cashew, which is rich in carbohydrates, fiber, minerals (calcium, phosphorus and iron) and B complex, has much more to offer due to cashew nuts. "It has 30% protein of high nutritional value and is a major source of vitamin E, which has been linked to heart health and reproductive organs," says Geraldo Maia Arraes, a professor at Federal University of Ceara in the area of Fruit Technology and CNPq researcher.

Because it has so many qualities in a single fruit, cashew is cheap because it is abundant in the northeast of Brazil, where it is very consumed, either fresh, juices, jams, jellies and a variety of ways. The cashew agribusiness generates direct and indirect labor and is responsible for a planted area of around one million hectares in the northeast of Brazil.

Information is from the website Dieta e Beleza.

Chestnuts

Benefits: Omega-3 fats, which helps to prevent heart disease. They also have selenium, an antioxidant essential for brain function.

Calories: The calorific value on average is 656.0 Kcal per 100 grams.

Nuts

Benefits: These are the richest in vitamin E which has antioxidant and helps in the formation of red blood cells and muscle tissue. It also protects from heart disease. The nuts are sources of potassium and vitamin B.

Calories: On average, nuts have 651.0 Kcal per 100 grams.

Almonds and hazelnuts

Benefits: Almonds are rich in vitamin E. Hazelnuts, besides vitamin E, are also rich in calcium.

Calories: Both have an average of 589.0 Kcal per 100 grams.

Information is from rg nutri website.

Fruits have many nutritional properties and are easy to digest. They present a great source of energy for athletes, because they have carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Can be consumed in its natural state, dried or in preparations such as juices, vitamins, jams and so on. The dried fruits are those that have water withdrawn by industrial processes. Unlike the fresh ones, dried fruits have more concentration of calories, fiber, natural sugar and other ingredients.

Tree nuts such as cashew nuts, almonds, hazelnuts and others, are rich in nutrients, which also helps in sport. Provide good fats that lower cholesterol and act as antioxidants, proteins which are essential for training and muscle recovery.

Information is from the web site rg nutri.

Cashew nut shell is being used in sustainable production of clothing for a textile company called Vicunha. The cashew nut shell helps to generate thermal energy to produce steam to heat the boilers.

By reusing the shells of cashew nuts (2.3 thousand tons of residues per month) for 10 years, the environment is preserved. The residues are not dumped in landfills, preventing that approximately 10 000 tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere per month.

The company has teamed up with global NGO Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), in support of sustainable production of cotton.

Information is from Revista Fator.